All babies born in Victoria need to be registered with the Registry of Births Death and Marriages within 60 days. The law requires both parents to register a child’s birth, although there are circumstances where just one parent can register the birth including where the father is unknown, the other parent has died or the other parent refuses to sign. The CVDL obtains this data from the Registry of Births Death and Marriages under a Memorandum of Understanding.
The available fields of data are:
- baby’s date of birth (5-year age groups);
- baby’s sex;
- mother’s date of birth (5-year age groups);
- birth order (in case of multiple births).
The Register includes all children born and registered in the State of Victoria, including stillbirths, or deaths in utero occurring after 20 weeks gestation, or with a body mass of at least 400 gm at birth.
Up to 6 week lag
Administrative. The Victorian Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages keep a permanent record of all registered births.
Victorian state data
The Victorian Births Registrations is established under the authority of Births, Death and Marriages Registration Act 1996 and the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulation 2019.
Other relevant legislation that govern or inform the Registry's operation include: Privacy & Data Protection Act 2014 (VIC)
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